o, you’re looking for examples of balanced and unbalanced forces lessons and activities for your classroom. I'm here to help!
Virtual dissections can be a huge help in teaching science, biology, physiology and anatomy. Here are some of the best resources for your lessons and labs.
Biology doodle diagram notes are the perfect guided notes to use in the high school classroom. Free set available!
What if your next unit were self-grading and had students clamoring to work ahead? Yep, you read that right. Your next unit, whether it's skills or facts, could be presented to students in a visible trail of learning that compels them to keep moving forward. In fact, in our classroom, we're doing a game board system for GRAMMAR, and students are doing above the minimum to compete, succeed, and be creative. I've been slowly improving this system for five years in my classroom, and it has manifested into a really cool grammar program for my seventh and eighth graders. Now, I'm finally ready to share it with you. What madness is this? As any quick Google or Edutopia search will tell you, game-based learning is hot right now. A lot of people are looking at different styles of gaming to think about how we can hack the brain's motivation, reward, and learning cycles to help our students make engaged progress. My take on gaming is a basic one, at least for now, but it works. The game board I created is basically the full cycle of learning in disguise: introduce new information, practice, formative assessment, respond to assessment, and repeat... until a final summative assessment happens at the end of the unit or academic term. ...But when presented in the game board, suddenly all this learning isn't just a pile of work anymore - it's a compelling trail that makes students say things like "Challenge accepted!" Example 1: Grammar When I teach The Grammar House Cup, students follow a learning sequence for each grammar topic, gathering "points" for their houses along the way. (Learn more in this blog post.) Example 2: Essay Writing What if you sequenced your "game board" to teach all the parts of an essay, alternating between instruction and writing? The game board could have built-in checkpoints so that you are giving rough draft feedback (OR actually grading the essay pieces) as you go! It also opens up self-paced learning and a writing workshop format. Get the EDITABLE templates! I hope you've been inspired to think of options for how you could reframe or reformat your teaching and learning sequence! Check out my game board download on Teachers Pay Teachers if you want to try a game board program out for yourself! What do you think of this game board madness? Tell me in the comments below!
Hands-on learning isn't just for younger students! These hands-on activities for middle and high schoolers will help older students enjoy learning and stay actively engaged in the process.
I have a confession to make. During my years in the science classroom, I was never able to sustain a long-term warm-up or bell-ringer routine with my
Some days you just need a break from the monotony! Preparing for exams, transitioning to a new unit, days when half your students are gone for a basketball tour
This is one lab that you don’t want to miss! It’s easy, the materials are inexpensive (you probably already have them at home), and it ties together multiple concepts. Winner!In this lab, students will analyze a pedigree of a fictitious family. In the introduction, students read that “Jon and Sue Smith” were in a car ... Read more
Virtual dissections can be a huge help in teaching science, biology, physiology and anatomy. Here are some of the best resources for your lessons and labs.
15 exit ticket ideas for any subject or grade level!
High school teacher Grace Dearborn says students don’t all respond to consequences in the same way, so teachers need a full toolbox of options.
10 Ideas to help students learn science vocabulary words10 Ideas to help students learn science vocabulary words-- awesome for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade
Jenga game cards are easily my favorite way to teach and reinforce basic math fact, phonics, or grammar practice.
Teach about the rock cycle in a creative way with this printable geology rock cycle board game~ The Rock Collectors. Geology will never be boring again!
Fun and engaging force and motion experiments, project ideas, demonstrations, book lists and more! Great for the classroom and home!
Your first year teaching is going to be one of the hardest years of your career. I frequently went home near tears thinking “I just can’t do this. It is too hard.” But I promise you, it gets easier! I’m in my 10th year teaching and I spend a lot less time planning and preparing ... Read more
What a chemistry activity for kids? Learn the Periodic Table of Elements with kids in a fun way by playing the Periodic Table Battleship game!
Some days you just need a break from the monotony! Preparing for exams, transitioning to a new unit, days when half your students are gone for a basketball tour
This post explains how teachers can use an academic version of the highly engaging Spoons game to review concepts. Free games included!
We are in Unit 4-7 of Layers of Learning and today's science lesson was on plate tectonics. We do science once a week, usually on Tuesday or Wednesday . . .
Back in the day when I taught at a public school, I didn’t even think twice about my scope and sequence. This was all provided for me and standardized across
Interactive Notebooks? Warm-Ups? Bell Ringers? Exit Slips? Whatever you want to call them, they are a great classroom management tool and a wonderful way to teach, review, and reinforce vital concepts in biology. A few days ago I wrote a lengthy blog post about my success in using "warm-ups" for my biology classes last year. Click this link to see that blog post. In this post I described the materials I used in my first unit of the school year. This blog post is about my second set of interactive notebook inserts or warm -ups. This set covers a unit on cell structure and physiology. This ended up being a set of 59 warm ups or pages that cover cell structure and function, photosynthesis, respiration, and mitosis and meiosis. As discussed in my previous blog post, these activities turned the first few chaotic minutes of my class into a time of meaningful learning. But the absolute best thing to come out of this was that it created a fabulous study guide for my semester exam. The content that is covered is evident from the titles: Cell Structure and Function Titles (16 pages): · The History of Cell Studies · Cell Structure 101 · The Animal Cell · The Plant Cell · The Size of Cells · Surface Area to Volume Ratio in Cells · Internal Organization of the Cell · The Cell Membrane · Ribosomes and the Endoplasmic Reticulum · Mitochondria and Chloroplasts · The “Other” Organelles · Plant versus Animal · Cellular Organization · Transport Across the Membrane 1 · Transport Across the Membrane 2 · Thinking Critically About Cells Photosynthesis Titles (11 pages): · Energy Flow · Chemical Energy and ATP · Introduction to Photosynthesis · Light! Pigments! Action! · The Chloroplast · Electron Carriers · Overview to the Stages of Photosynthesis · Light Dependent Reaction · The Calvin Cycle · Alternatives to the 3-Carbon Pathway · Thinking Critically About Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration Titles (14 pages): · Chemical Energy and ATP · The Relationship Between Photosynthesis and Respiration · Overview of Respiration · Glycolysis · The Fate of Pyruvic Acid · The Mitochondria · Overview of Aerobic Respiration · Krebs Cycle · Electron Transport Chain · ATP Accounting · Respiration Recap and Review · Fermentation · Comparison of Photosynthesis and Respiration · Thinking Critically About Cellular Respiration Cell Division (Mitosis and Meiosis) Titles (18 pages): · Introduction to Cell Division · Chromosomes · The Cell Cycle · Let’s Draw the Stages · Name That Stage! · Interphase · Prophase · Metaphase · Anaphase · Telophase / Cytokinesis · The Mitotic Spindle · Differences in Animal and Plant Cell Mitosis · Results / Importance of Mitosis · Asexual versus Sexual Reproduction · Cell Division and Chromosome Number · Meiosis · Comparing Mitosis to Meiosis · Thinking Critically About Cell Division The above pictures show the student pages. Each is also accompanied by a teacher answer key. Click above picture to see my product listing on TeachersPayTeachers.com
Get your students outside this school year! We have some tried and true ideas and teacher tips to help you teach your students outside!
Have you been looking for a way to incorporate scientists names into your classroom? If so, then read about how...
Biology doodle diagram notes are the perfect guided notes to use in the high school classroom. Free set available!
If you look on Pinterest you are sure to see a lack of science classroom decoration ideas. I want to share with you my...
So the 1st day of school in high school science is approaching and you don't know what exactly to do with your students. There is so much
Get back to school ready using ten Amazon must haves for the science classroom. Items include science prep, decor, and organization.
A lot of us are still nostalgic for the good old days when the only things we’d have to worry about were getting to class on time and doing our homework. When you finish school, you might start to realize just how awesome some of your teachers were. They’re the authority figures who always put in extra effort when explaining topics to you. They’re the everyday superheroes who’d give you life advice. They’re the artistic souls who would spend hours on colorful signs and charts just to make learning more fun.
Oh, what a feeling... periodic table on the ceiling!
The best classroom setup ideas to get your class ready for back to school including the best classroom layout and desk arrangements.
As a secondary classroom teacher, have you ever seen all the wonderfully colorful primary classrooms on pinterest and feel a little jealous? In my years of teaching, I have yet to have a room to really call my own. I’ve always had to share and I’ve always been the non-senior person sharing that room. In […]
A list of little to no-prep, hands-on activities allowing students to experiment and learn Earth Science without relying on a textbook.
This page has beautiful pictures of a secondary science classroom. They’ve been submitted by Mike Dyre, who’s been teaching science for 28 years! This is his science lab classroom at Forest Park High School in Woodbridge VA. He has wonderful ideas for setting up and organizing a science lab. I love how colorful and inviting his classroom is! … Continued
An education poster set that teaches students 6 steps of the scientific process - PURPOSE (not shown)/QUESTION, HYPOTHESIZE, RESEARCH, EXPERIMENT, ANALYZE and CONCLUDE. Display this in your science classroom to remind students how to apply the scientific method to their explorations as they learn to think like a scientist! Now including UK spellings Comes in a a large variety of sizes to suit your needs. -------------------------------------------------- THIS ITEM IS A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD -------------------------------------------------- Please note that this listing is for digital files only. No physical product will be shipped. --------------------------------------- YOUR PURCHASE INCLUDES --------------------------------------- ‣ 2 PDF with download instructions to download the all sizes in JPG and PDF format. (8x10, Letter, A4, Tabloid, 16x20, 18x24, 24x36) ----------------------------- HOW TO DOWNLOAD ----------------------------- Download your files here at www.etsy.com/your/purchases once payment has been confirmed. You should also receive an email with a download link to your files. If you have any issues with your download, reach out and I'll help you. If you checked out as a guest, you’ll receive an email from Etsy with your download links. If you don’t receive an email, check your junk folder. If all else, contact me and I'll help. Be mindful that the Etsy app does not support downloading on devices. However, you will be able to download on your device’s browser or a computer. -------------------- PRINTING TIPS -------------------- For the best results, a heavyweight matte paper or card stock is recommended. Alternatively, send these to be printed and trimmed by your local print shop. ------------------------ THINGS TO NOTE ------------------------ Your print quality will depend on the type of printer, settings, and paper quality used. Monitor and printer settings may cause colors to appear differently in print than on screen. Please note that I do not offer refunds on digital downloads due to the nature of the products. Please read through the description carefully so ensure you understand what you’re purchasing. ---------------------------- COPYRIGHT NOTICE ---------------------------- Files purchased are for personal use only. Commercial use of any kind of prohibited. Purchasing files does not transfer copyright or grant a license to re-sell the artwork. Please refrain from sharing, re-selling, or uploading files and product photos to publicly available websites. © Kinder Print Co. | All Rights Reserved.
What if your next unit were self-grading and had students clamoring to work ahead? Yep, you read that right. Your next unit, whether it's skills or facts, could be presented to students in a visible trail of learning that compels them to keep moving forward. In fact, in our classroom, we're doing a game board system for GRAMMAR, and students are doing above the minimum to compete, succeed, and be creative. I've been slowly improving this system for five years in my classroom, and it has manifested into a really cool grammar program for my seventh and eighth graders. Now, I'm finally ready to share it with you. What madness is this? As any quick Google or Edutopia search will tell you, game-based learning is hot right now. A lot of people are looking at different styles of gaming to think about how we can hack the brain's motivation, reward, and learning cycles to help our students make engaged progress. My take on gaming is a basic one, at least for now, but it works. The game board I created is basically the full cycle of learning in disguise: introduce new information, practice, formative assessment, respond to assessment, and repeat... until a final summative assessment happens at the end of the unit or academic term. ...But when presented in the game board, suddenly all this learning isn't just a pile of work anymore - it's a compelling trail that makes students say things like "Challenge accepted!" Example 1: Grammar When I teach The Grammar House Cup, students follow a learning sequence for each grammar topic, gathering "points" for their houses along the way. (Learn more in this blog post.) Example 2: Essay Writing What if you sequenced your "game board" to teach all the parts of an essay, alternating between instruction and writing? The game board could have built-in checkpoints so that you are giving rough draft feedback (OR actually grading the essay pieces) as you go! It also opens up self-paced learning and a writing workshop format. Get the EDITABLE templates! I hope you've been inspired to think of options for how you could reframe or reformat your teaching and learning sequence! Check out my game board download on Teachers Pay Teachers if you want to try a game board program out for yourself! What do you think of this game board madness? Tell me in the comments below!
